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As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the only commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the only company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Our launch vehicles, lunar landers, and orbital vehicles provide government and commercial customers with full mission services from low Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.\nFirefly Aerospace is a space and defense technology company on a mission to reliably and repeatedly launch, land, and operate space systems from Earth to the Moon and beyond. As the partner of choice for critical space missions, Firefly is the first commercial company to launch a satellite to orbit with 24-hour notice and the first company to achieve a successful Moon landing. Headquartered in north Austin, Texas, Firefly is looking for passionate, hardworking innovators to join our team and help fuel our successful trajectory into space.\nSUMMARY\nAs part of a small, fast-paced, and passionate team you will be the key to rocket component production. You will be responsible for driving design feedback and communication between engineers and manufacturing. Input provided by you can determine the success or failure of individual components and assemblies.\nLocation for this role is at our Manufacturing site in Briggs, TX, 25 minutes north of Cedar Park, TX.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nAct as liaison between the machine shop and the engineering team.\nProvide feedback to responsible engineers and ensure the most time-efficient and cost-efficient method of producing components\nEnsure on time delivery of rocket components from CAD models to tangible components/assemblies ready for testing\nResearch new manufacturing methods and production related processes\nWork with the design team to ensure manufacturability of the components\nManage lookaheads for long lead tasks\nImprove processes and cycle times\nImplement quick changeover improvements\nBe fully accountable for a set of hardware\nCreate work instructions\nIdentify issues, work with quality to provide and execute corrective actions\nWork with Tooling and Programming to ensure job readiness\nConceptual design and sourcing of work holding\nQUALIFICATIONS\nRequired:\nBachelor’s degree in engineering or 5+ years of experience working in a machine shop environment implementing the aforementioned responsibilities\nExperience with CAD software such as Pro-E, CATIA, Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or NX.\nExceptional people interaction skills\nA passion for creating, building, and making things happen\nAdvanced level of understanding of GD&T per ASME Y14.5 Standards • Ability to develop CAD models and create engineering drawings\nDesired:\nDirect experience with process development in:CastingForgingMetallic 3D printingSheet metal\nExperience with budgetary and schedule planning\nSome CNC Programming experience\nTooling expertise\nExperience programming CNC machines\nExperience setting up and running CNC machines\nData analysis\nCapacity planning\nStartup experience\nAerospace experience\nPrimary Level Salary Range:\nFirefly offers outstanding benefits for our employees, including generous health, dental and vision plans with low plan deductibles, parental leave, relocation benefits, educational reimbursement, short term disability, and flexible PTO options.\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nFirefly Aerospace, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer; 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